9 Things You Need To Know About JP Cooper

John Paul Cooper, better known as JP Cooper, was born in Manchester in 1983.

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JP Cooper has released five EPs to date. His first, EP1, was self-released in 2012.

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Stormzy's a massive fan, going as far to say JP is "one of the greatest musicians to ever come out of this country."

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JP Cooper featured on Jonas Blue’s ‘Perfect Strangers’, which was a Number 2 hit in the UK Charts.

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Later in 2016, JP Cooper released his own track ‘September Song’, which broke into the Top 10 on the UK Charts.

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Before he signed to Island Records, JP used to work in a bar, making music in his spare time.

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The first kind of music JP really fell in love with was Grunge. “I used to love Pearl Jam and Sound Guard,” he said. “A lot of the Seattle scene.”

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His dream collaboration would be with Bill Withers, who won three Grammys and sang “Ain’t No Sunshine”, amongst many more. “I’d pick his brains and just listen to what he’s got to say about life,” said JP.